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1994–95 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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1994–95 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular season Co Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 13
Record25–9 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Wake Forest 12 4   .750 26 6   .813
No. 4 North Carolina 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 10 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
No. 13 Virginia 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Florida State 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Clemson 5 11   .313 15 13   .536
NC State 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
Duke 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
1995 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 1994–95 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the East region. They defeated Nicholls State in the opening round, No. 12 seed Miami (OH) in the second round,[2] and Kansas to reach the Elite Eight before falling to No. 2 seed Arkansas. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 25–9 (12–4 ACC).

Roster

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1994–95 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PF 4 Junior Burrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 5 Curtis Staples 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Roanoke, Virginia
PG 12 Cory Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Waynesboro, Virginia
G/F 13 Jamal Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Queens, New York
G 21 Harold Deane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Ettrick, Virginia
G/F 22 Jason Williford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
F/C 24 Yuri Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
F 25 Norman Nolan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
F/C 30 Chris Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Long Branch, New Jersey
C 42 Chase Metheney 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F 44 Maurice Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS So Petersburg, Virginia
G 45 Percy Ellsworth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS So Drewryville, Virginia
F 55 Martin Walton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Portsmouth, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 1994*
No. 10 Old Dominion W 83–80  1–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 17, 1994*
No. 10 Ohio L 83–94  1–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 30, 1994*
No. 23 North Carolina A&T W 94–50  2–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 1994*
No. 23 Towson State W 94–66  3–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 6, 1994*
No. 20 at Vanderbilt L 65–70  3–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1994*
No. 20 Bethune-Cookman W 109–49  4–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 10, 1994*
No. 20 at Rice W 67–50  5–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
Dec 19, 1994*
No. 22 Virginia Military Institute W 100–73  6–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 22, 1994*
No. 22 Stanford L 60–64  6–3
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 4, 1995
at Florida State W 81–75  7–3
(1–0)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 7, 1995
at NC State W 76–65  8–3
(2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 11, 1995
No. 18 Clemson W 61–37  9–3
(3–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 14, 1995
at No. 16 Duke W 91–88 2OT 10–3
(4–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 18, 1995
No. 18 at No. 3 North Carolina L 76–79  10–4
(4–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 22, 1995
No. 18 No. 22 Georgia Tech W 88–85 2OT 11–4
(5–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 25, 1995
No. 15 No. 16 Wake Forest L 70–71  11–5
(5–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 28, 1995*
No. 15 George Mason W 128–98  12–5
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 1, 1995
No. 15 at No. 5 Maryland L 62–71  12–6
(5–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 4, 1995
vs. Florida State W 76–63 OT 13–6
(6–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 8, 1995
No. 17 NC State W 65–55  14–6
(7–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 11, 1995
No. 17 at Clemson W 62–44  15–6
(8–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 12, 1995*
No. 17 UNLV W 75–65  16–6
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 15, 1995
No. 16 Duke W 64–58  17–6
(9–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 19, 1995
No. 16 No. 2 North Carolina W 73–71  18–6
(10–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 1995
No. 11 at No. 24 Georgia Tech W 83–60  19–6
(11–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 26, 1995
No. 11 at No. 10 Wake Forest L 63–66  19–7
(11–4)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1995*
No. 13 vs. Virginia Tech W 63–62  20–7
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 5, 1995
No. 13 No. 6 Maryland W 92–67  21–7
(12–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 1995*
(4) No. 11 vs. (5) Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 77–67  22–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 11, 1995*
(4) No. 11 vs. (1) No. 7 Wake Forest
Semifinals
L 68–77  22–8
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*
(4 MW) No. 13 vs. (13 MW) Nicholls State
First Round
W 96–72[4]  23–8
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 18, 1995*
(4 MW) No. 13 vs. (12 MW) Miami (OH)
Second Round
W 60–54 OT[5] 24–8
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 24, 1995*
(4 MW) No. 13 vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Kansas
Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 67–58[6]  25–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 26, 1995*
(4 MW) No. 13 vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Arkansas
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 61–68[7]  25–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern time.
Source:[8]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Virginia 60, Miami 54 -- OT". UPI Archives. March 18, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "1994–95 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Burrough Keeps Cavaliers Going". The Washington Post. March 19, 1995. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Miami Gets Oh, So Close in Overtime Loss to Virginia". The New York Times. March 19, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cavs Revive in Time for Trip to Final Eight". The Washington Post. March 25, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arm's Length From Repeat: Arkansas Uses Strong Defense To Trip Virginia". Spokesman-Review. March 27, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  9. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.